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Students at multiple Lawrence schools participated in walkouts at 11 a.m. Tuesday to show support for transgender people. As trans rights have come under attack in the Kansas Legislature and across the country, students wanted to make their voices heard. One bill under consideration in the Kansas Statehouse, for example, would ban doctors from providing gender-affirming care.

Lawrence students hold walkouts for transgender rights

“It’s the adults that make these schools great, not the actual building itself.”. Dr. Lewis, you could not have missed the point more. It is the adults that are why this space is being stolen from our children. It is you and those like you who care more for your dollars than for the sense of community that exists within those walls. It is people like you who wait too long to sound the alarm so that they might end up with what they wanted in the first place.

Letter to the Times: Following school closure vote, we have entered the history books

Lawrence community members rallied one more time Monday afternoon before the Lawrence school board’s big votes on whether to close Pinckney and Broken Arrow elementary schools. The school board is considering school closures in an attempt to save money in the district’s budget, primarily for better pay for staff...

Community members gather for ‘Save Our Schools’ rally before key Lawrence school board meeting

Post last updated at 12:22 a.m. Tuesday, March 28:. The Lawrence school board has voted to close Broken Arrow and Pinckney elementary schools. The board’s votes were 4-3 for both schools. Shannon Kimball, GR Gordon-Ross, Kelly Jones and Paula Vann voted yes. Carole Cadue-Blackwood, Erica Hill and Kay Emerson voted no.

Lawrence school board votes to close Broken Arrow and Pinckney elementary schools

Community members are invited to join the Lawrence NAACP Youth Council for a social event in honor of Women’s History Month. The youth council will be hosting a Women and GNC (gender nonconforming) Night on Wednesday, where those in attendance will “share our experiences, celebrate ourselves, and strengthen our community,” according to a flyer on the organization’s Instagram page. It will also be an opportunity to highlight strides women of color across the world have made, according to the flyer.

NAACP Youth Council to host Women’s History Month discussion

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Leaders of the project to return the Sacred Red Rock to the Kaw Nation will provide updates on the process and take questions from community members at an event coming up Saturday afternoon in Lawrence. The 28-ton red Siouxan quartzite boulder has been at Robinson Park near Lawrence City Hall...

Leaders working on return of Sacred Red Rock to Kaw Nation to speak at Lawrence event Saturday

Debaters from the University of Kansas, and former high school debaters from Lawrence, are set to compete in the biggest debate tournament in the country this weekend. The 77th National Debate Tournament, widely considered the most prestigious college debate tournament, will be held this weekend in Chantilly, Virginia. The tournament will feature the best 78 college debate pairs from across the country.

KU debaters, Lawrence alumni prepare for National Debate Tournament

The Lawrence school board on Monday approved middle school schedule changes, including creating a seven-period school day for students and other changes that will affect programs such as physical education, Future City and zero-hour choir. The curriculum change merges the current advisory and midday flex periods into one midday “Student...

Lawrence school board approves restructuring middle school schedules, changes to curriculum

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Community Children’s Center: Early Childhood Family Resource Fair to return Saturday (Announcement)

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After his February visit was postponed, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Ross Gay’s lecture has been rescheduled for April 24 in downtown Lawrence. Gay will be the first in-person speaker to deliver the Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture in two years. The endowed lecture is “dedicated to bringing leading thinkers whose work applies across disciplines to address the University of Kansas and regional communities,” according to a January news release from The Commons at KU.

Mark your calendar: Poet, essayist Ross Gay’s visit to Lawrence rescheduled

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Union-busting efforts continue at downtown Lawrence Chipotle, workers allege

Months after a union petition went missing at a Lawrence Chipotle, some current and former employees say that the restaurant has been attempting to push out...

Union-busting efforts continue at downtown Lawrence Chipotle, workers allege

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